MADAM – 100 years ago this week
Our menfolk went to war
They fought against the enemy
on reaching the French shore
We owe so much to those great men
Fathers, brothers, sons
Alas by the end, many were lost
Leaving many widowed mums
Nineteen fourteen the First World War
so few now still alive
for years we’ve heard so many tales
from the brave who did survive
They went to war as boy
and some came back as men
Out of every hundred
survivors averaged ten
We can’t even imagine
the hell that they went through
tales told were not exaggerated
every word rung true
Their ghosts will walk the cemeteries
sharing time amongst their friends
colleagues who fell together
and together their life did end
We have so much to thank them for
each and every one
God bless you all and rest in peace
through your sacrifice we won
A candle lit in honour
It’s not too much to do
for those who gave their lives
for us all, families, me and you....
Brenda Brooks
Ruscombe
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